The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-01-22

! iUg some Tune III Florida inns NthN'lI
AT the election of directors ~ the Elk
ton National Il nix, held last Tuesday, IN,
| old board was reelected.
We thank "Orcasirnal" and p u. :.
for their interesting Glasgow and /"n
items We hope ~ hear from them ire
quently.
In the absence of the pastor of the Pres
byterian church, Rev. Benz amin +. Wilson,
of Princeton Theological Seminary, will
preach tomorrow (SahbAth) both morning
| and evening.
Rev. w. l.. $ Murray of st. Paui's NJ.
f. church, Wilmington, will preach at the
North East NJ. E. church, of which he was
| formerly pastor, tomorrow at both the
/ morning and evening services.
II. c Hopkins, Esq the popular
cashier of the Cecil National b snk at Port
Deposit, gave n handsome reception last
evening to Mr. Samuel Rowland and wife.
Several Elkton people were present.
The revival services at the NJ. +. church
tins week have been largely attended aud
much interest is manifested. The altar is
crowded nightly with pendants and sew
eral persons have professed conversion.
The Light. o. London" will shine to-
night at the Wilmington Opera House sam
| Hemphill the favorite comedian, will 40
Jarvis, the strolling player of the piece.
| This great meodrama should be seen 10y all.
A man named Summons living i'll the
| vicinity of this town, we are informed, Is
living i'll without "A suitable Ted and cover
| ing, and is in need of the necessities of life.
| II we are informed correctly. this is case
appealing To the sympathy OF The charitable.
The following have been elect Il direc-
tors of the Cunowlngo bridge company for
the ensuing year: Messrs. James &. Bell,
president; Jacob Tome, James :. Patterson.
Levi X. Brown and Richard Il. Mccoy.
dividend of 81 per share was decl irrd for
the past year.
There is quite a colony of violatorss of
the old local option law now confined in
Jail. Port Deposit is represented by Samuel
Anderson and Allen Fills, Jr.; Perryvile
by + A Walrher: North East bv Isaac
Mackinson and Chesapeake City 10y John
c. litter.
The feature of not allowing any persons
but lawyers and jurors inside the bar in the
remodeled court house, has the good result
of the jurors being ON hand when wanted,
and it has been very seldom during this
term tina, the members of the regular panel
have had to be called at the door.
Mr.. James II. Foari, of tho Fourth dis
trict, met with = serious accident on Friday
Of last week. He was engaged in assisting
i'll the removal of the machinery from Brew
sier's Mill when one OF the horses of the
team in which he was in charge kicked him
on the ankle fr.cruriug the bone. DR..
Mitchell attended to the suffering man.
Mrs. Ruth Ann Tuft, mother of the late
DR.. Reuben II Tut, and ut John Turf, " no
was killed i'll the late war while in active
service, recently received IA back pension OF
about g., 400. Mrs. Tuft resides near Cow
anlown Ill the Fourth district, and is in
feeble health. Her friends will gladly hear
of this timely assistance from the Govern
msnt.
William j. Campbell aged 23 years
died at Cherry Hill one day last week AFTER
lingering illness of consumption. He
WAS buried by the American Mechanics
Lodge of which order he was member
The services were held on Sunday afternoon
last in the NJ. f. church OF Cherry Hill,
and the iuterment WAS made in the Gene
terry near by.
A meeting of persons interested in the
purchase OF IA steam lire eugiue for the use
of the town held meeting i'll the Groom
Guards Arrnorr last Monday night. l.. NJ.
Haines, Esq elected president of the
organization. The SlbleY Fire Company of
New York offers an engine which is guar
anteed to throw water 5000 feet. Our cilizsus
should take more interest i'll this matter OF
procuring Il steam fire engine.
A gentleman of this town went home to
dinner the other day and noticed on the
| table handsome looking glass dish.
"Iou'v been TO some dollar store he said
to his wife NO" she replied, THAT is one
of the gift dishes Joseph l.. Wells gives
away to every purchaser OF the Silver Star
| Baking Powder. It's wonderful but its true
They are really handsome presents. lou buy
box of the powder which is the best and
ON the inside of the label is order for a
present. Try for yourself and what
you'll get
| There is local contest hetw Judge
Wetheril and Harry c. Hurn as to which
| raD ,lat the nuul her bf raw Dysf prS
Tue judge says he can eat unu. you cant
see HIM behind the pile of shells. Now let
US hear trom Mr.. Hmm. "D.ck" has taken
the cake on pie and milk. The judge says
that when "Dick" strikes a pie counter it
| looks AS if it had been struck toy Jersey
lightning or IA Dakota cyclone II the Pub.
| lie have any desire to these contestants
dick" included they should pat:Ouize the
| Presbyterian church supper at Odd Fellows
! Hall next week.
| Charlie. :. PassmoIe, who has been
making "a bridal tour east and visiting al
his fathers at Rising Sun, started "A few
days since Tor Salem, Ono, here himself
| and bride will make their homo. Mr. Pass
more was Tor a time engaged i'll the store
business at Page, Dakota, i'll partnership
| with w alter l. brown. H. disposed oil HIS
interest To hi, partner, came east and mar
RED, thus enlering Il new partnership, " lille
| MIR. Brown remained and LAO formed IA new
partnership with bright Young lady OF
| Page OLJ0id Press.
An ElKton clergyman as he Landed us
a marriage notice some time ago SAID he
was inclined ~ dispute the statement mad z
| by one of our contemporaries some time
since that Cherry Hill was the Gretna
Green OF Cecil county. Judging from the
marriage notices published IN this issue of
| The WING, We think Cherry Hill Is clearly
entitled To the honor. They snow that the
sole clergyman OF that village, Rev. Charles
a. Hill, has recently married four couples
three of them III two days. lures we'd
dings in two days ought TO make any
preacher happy.
| The new y elected managers of the Ce-
| eli County Agricultural Society met on
Tuesday and organized. y. Il. Magraw was
elected president; Dr.. G. NJ. Ellis, vice,pre.-
ident: John Partridge, secretary; George NJ
| Wells, assistant secretary; Geo. y. Blake.
treasurer; DIR. ChaS. NJ. Ellis, John Gilpin
and Daniel Bratton were elected mem beers
of the executive committee 1T was decided
| to hold The next far ON the An, 9TH, OH and
| 7th OF October next. The secretary was IN
structed 10 invite representatives OF Hartford